Rorum inspected the seashore by Thorlakshöfn regarding possible influences from hatchery drainage. More about the project and pictures from the field trip can be seen here.
Aqua-Ice conference 2019
Today (20. Mars 2019) the Icelandic newspaper Fréttablaðið published an special paper on Aquaculture and the third annual Aqua-Ice conference. A special interview with Thorleifur Eiriksson, director at Rorum, can be read there (in Icelandic).
Fish restocking - Conservation or farming?
Thorleifur Agustsson (Norce) and Thorleifur Eiriksson (Rorum) puplished an article, "Fish restocking - Conservation or farming?". The article has been puplished in Morgunblaðið (27. feb. 2019. p:21) and Fiskeldisblaðið (27. feb. 2019) in icelandic.
Sea-lice on wild salmonids in the southern region of Westfjords.
Eva Dogg Johannesdottir got to use Rorums reaserch lab as well as advise from Rorums workers. her project is "Sea-lice on wild salmonids in the southern region of Westfjords". We used the opertunity to take a few pictures.
Fredric K. Reinsch, his limnological studies in Iceland and portable field microscope, Heimdal
Gunnar Steinn Jonsson at Rorum published an article about Fredric K. Reinsch, his limnological studies in Iceland and portable field microscope, Heimdal.
The article was published in Náttúrufræðingurinn (vol. 88. 3.-4. edt. 2018).
Fish farming or fish restocking
Thorleifur Agustsson at Norce research in Norway and Thorleifur Eiriksson at Rorum wrote an article about fish farming and fish restocking.
The article was published in the following newspapers BB (1. feb 2019), Fiskeldisblaðinu (2. feb. 2019), Vikudagur (7. feb 2019) og Morgunblaðið (7. feb 2019).
PDF version of the article in Icelandic is accessible below.
Seminat on the impact of aquaculture in Eyjafjordur
Rorum had two talks in an Seminar on the impacts on aquaculture in Eyjafjordur on the 19th of January. The speakers where Anna Gudrun Edvardsdottir and Thorleifur Eiriksson.
The algal flora in Lake Thingvallavatn
Ceratium
The algal species composition in Lake Þingvallavatn is under revision. New data templates with pictures of 56 phytoplankton species in the lake are published in this report, and a similar revision is planned for the epilithic diatom list that were made in 1980 and published in 1992.
Use of blue mussels on aquaculture sea-cages
Leftovers cadge washer
Recently, there has been a collaboration between Vistir, RORUM and Ísfell, which was run by VISTUM. The project manager was Magnús Þór Bjarnason. The project was about checking whether small mussels and other disposed items cleaned of sea-cages could be used for value creation. Operations and cost-effectiveness were assessed on the potential utilization of these raw materials and the results were presented in the final report.
Vistum 2018 001 (In Icelandic)
Aqua-Ice
In 20.-21. March the conference Aqua-Ice was held for the second time.
Two resercher from RORUM held lectures in the conference:
Anna Guðrún Edvardsdóttir fjallaði um: "Heildræn áhrif fiskeldis - umhverfi, efnahagur, samfélag og menning."
Eva Dögg Jóhannesdóttir fjallaði um: "Tíðni og þéttni lúsa á villtum laxfiskum á Vestfjörðum."
More can be read about Aqua-Ice and the conference here.